United States History: Learning Targets - Cluster 1


11.1 Students analyze the significant evens surrounding the founding of the nation and its attempts to realize the philosophy of government described in the Declaration of Independence.
  1. I can describe the Enlightenment. (11.1.1)
  2. I can describe the rise of democratic ideas in the American colonies. (11.1.1)
  3. I can analyze the causes of the American Revolution. (11.1.2)
  4. I can identify the debates and history of the Constitution. (11.1.2)
  5. I can explain the history of the Constitution. (11.1.3)
  6. I can explain the effects of the Civil War. (11.1.4)
  7. I can explain the importance of Reconstruction on American society. (11.1.4)
  8. I can explain the effects of the Industrial Revolution in the US. (11.1.4)
  9. I can explain the US rise to world power. (11.1.4)


11.3 - Students analyze the role religion played in the founding of America, its lasting moral, social, and political impact, and issues regarding religious liberty.
  1. I can describe the contributions of various religious groups in the US. (11.3.1)
  2. I can analyze religious leaders and their revival movements in the US. (11.3.2)
  3. I can identify different acts of religious tolerance. (11.3.3)
  4. I can explain “religious pluralism” in the US. (11.3.4)
  5. I can explain religious liberties in the US. (11.3.5)